5 things you (probably) didn’t know about Dave Gorman

Some very good trivia. Ish.

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#1

Dave has a tattoo of a Texas driving licence. Now, that’s not as common as you might think. He had it etched on his left arm during his globe-trotting Googlewhack Adventure after being refused permission to enter bars of Austin in the US without ID proving that he was over 21. Yes, of course he was drunk when he had it done. Very, very drunk.

#2

He searched the world looking for other Dave Gormans, but right back at home Dave actually has a twin brother. Unfortunately, not an identical twin – imagine the pranks and mischief Mr Gorman would unleash on the world with a Dave doppelganger.

#3

As you might expect, Dave has a plethora of hobbies but perhaps the most surprising one is rock balancing. No, not making sure his CDs are arranged with equal weight distribution – literally balancing rocks on top of one another. He got into it after meeting artist Bill Dan, whose work is featured above. Dave’s even listed on Wikipedia as a ‘notable rock balance artist’.

#4

Don’t be fooled by this picture – there’s no way Dave is actually going to tuck into that marvellous mound of meat because he’s actually a pescetarian. We know you know what that means, of course, but we’ll just gently remind you that it’s basically a vegetarian who also eats fish. Dave is often referred to as a celebrity veggie but as he says… “I can't be bothered to correct people. There's no point saying 'pescatarian' because most people would then say, what's that then?"

#5

Dave’s a pretty clever chap we’re sure you’ll agree, constantly illuminating and informing us about the bizarre world we live in with his eccentric one-man missions. And he fronts a show called ‘Genius’. He must have a PhD or something, right? Not quite – Dave actually dropped out of the University of Manchester before completing his maths degree. His tutors might have frowned upon it at the time, but we think he’s done alright for himself.